2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions
Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women
Section 13-5-6 - Accommodations for female prisoners.
§ 13-5-6 Accommodations for female prisoners.
In every station in which a police matron serves, or to which a police matron is attached, sufficient and proper accommodations shall be provided for women confined under arrest In case those accommodations shall be insufficient or improper, the matron shall notify the police chief, and it shall be the duty of the police chief to notify the city or town council. It shall be the duty of the city or town council to provide, at the expense of the city or town, sufficient and proper accommodations.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-6; P.L. 1988, ch. 262, § 1.)
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